Bill targets deepfake images
Bill targets deepfake images
The United States Senate passed bipartisan legislation yesterday that would allow individuals to sue over non-consensual intimate depictions of them
Child sex abuse allegation
Child sex abuse allegation
Emmy-winning actor Timothy Busfield is in police custody in Albuquerque, New Mexico, days after allegations that he sexually abused two child actors, who are brothers
At least 19 killed as crane falls on train in Thailand
At least 19 killed as crane falls on train in Thailand
A train derailed in northeastern Thailand on Wednesday after a construction crane fell on three of its carriages, killing at least 19 people and injuring about 80, police said.
Trump urges Iranians to keep protesting, says help on way
Trump urges Iranians to keep protesting, says help on way
US President Donald Trump has urged Iranians to keep protesting and remember the names of those abusing them, saying help is on the way.
BBC files for dismissal
BBC files for dismissal
The BBC will take legal steps to have United States President Donald Trump’s $US10 billion ($NZ17.3b) defamation lawsuit over a Panorama programme edit dismissed
Acclaimed Aussie author charged over child abuse material
Acclaimed Aussie author charged over child abuse material
Renowned Australian novelist Craig Silvey has faced court after police caught him allegedly engaging with paedophiles online and sharing child abuse material.
Weight-loss drugs market 'almost like Viagra': Pfizer boss
Weight-loss drugs market 'almost like Viagra': Pfizer boss
Pfizer is preparing for a consumer market for obesity drugs on par with the booming business it saw after it launched erectile dysfunction drug Viagra in 1998, CEO Albert Bourla says.
Massive floating gas platform arrives off WA coast
Massive floating gas platform arrives off WA coast
A massive floating platform has arrived off the West Australian coast as Woodside Energy's controversial Scarborough gas project nears production.
Adelaide writers' festival cancelled after swell of outrage
Adelaide writers' festival cancelled after swell of outrage
One of Australia's premier writers' festivals has been cancelled after almost 200 speakers and its director pulled out over the dumping of a Palestinian-Australian novelist.
Australia's disaster zones face long recovery
'Changed forever': Australia's disaster zones face long recovery
The loss of major local infrastructure illustrates the long road ahead for communities living through bushfires in Victoria and flooding in Queensland.
Festival director quits as writers drop out
Festival director quits as writers, including Ardern, drop out
The director of an embattled writers festival has quit after a Palestinian-Australian academic was barred from appearing by the board, triggering a boycott of 100 authors.
Queensland flooding 'worst I have ever seen'
Queensland flooding 'worst I have ever seen'
Homes have been inundated and communities isolated as the remnants of former Tropical Cyclone Koji are felt across the Queensland outback.
Trump weighs military response to Iran protest crackdown
Trump weighs military response to Iran protest crackdown
Tehran says it is keeping communications open with the US as President Donald Trump weighs responses to a deadly crackdown on nationwide protests in Iran, which pose one of the stiffest challenges to clerical rule since the 1979 Islamic Revolution.
'One Battle', 'Hamnet' triumph at Golden Globes
'One Battle After Another', 'Hamnet' triumph at Golden Globes
Dark comedy One Battle After Another and Hamnet, a story about William Shakespeare's grief over the death of his son, claimed the top prizes at the Golden Globes.
Parliament to debate 'toughest hate laws Australia has ever seen'
Parliament to debate 'toughest hate laws Australia has ever seen'
Australia's Parliament will be recalled early to pass hate speech laws following the Bondi terror attack that claimed 15 lives and injured dozens more.
Homeland Security beefed up after Minnesota shooting, protests
Homeland Security beefed up after Minnesota shooting, protests
The Department of Homeland Security is sending "hundreds" more officers to Minnesota after thousands of people marched to protest the fatal shooting of a woman by an immigration agent.
Hero cop who shot Bondi stabber diagnosed with cancer
Hero cop who shot Bondi stabber diagnosed with cancer
An Australian police officer and young mum hailed a hero for stopping a deadly stabbing rampage in Bondi has been diagnosed with a rare cancer.
Meta slams Australia's social media ban as it blocks child accounts
Meta slams Australia's social media ban as it blocks child accounts
More than half a million accounts have been wiped from Facebook, Instagram and Threads since Australia's under-16s were banned from social media in December.
Over 1000 Kyiv apartments left without power after Russian attack
Over 1000 Kyiv apartments left without power after Russian attack
More than 1000 apartment buildings in the Ukrainian capital Kyiv are still without heating following a devastating Russian attack early on Friday (local time), local authorities said on Sunday.
More than 500 dead in Iran protests
More than 500 dead in Iran protests
Unrest in Iran has killed more than 500 people, a rights group has said, as Tehran threatened to target US military bases if President Donald Trump carries out threats to intervene on...